The January 2018 Area Board meeting at South Wraxall heard from Andy Green of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue about the problems caused by people trying to drive through flood waters at Staverton.

Since December 2004 DWFRS have carried out 22 operations in the area. Thirty people including children were rescued from the water, with a similar number of vehicles recovered.

The proposed initial solution was to put in four flood gates – two for the B3106 and two for the B3105.  The 3106 (Holt Lane) is always the first to flood when the Avon rises.  Flooding of The Causeway is a less common event.

Subsequently the project was reduced to just the two gates on the B3106, which would cost around £12,000.

The Area Board gave strong support to the idea.  However it’s taken some time for all parties to agree funding.  That has now been achieved, thanks to Trowbridge and Bradford Area Boards and the Environment Agency.

The scheduled date for installation of the gates is September 10^th – 12^th, with a road closure of the B3106 during the work.

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